Bulk component feeder

A bulk component feeder that conveys electronic components from a component feeding unit to a pick-up position by airflow that flows from a component feeding unit toward the pick-up position, the bulk component feeder comprising:

• a guide comprising:
• a conveying channel through which the electronic components are conveyed;
• a ventilation channel that is formed along the conveying channel;
• and
• a communication portion through which the conveying channel communicates with the ventilation channel;
• a guide cover that covers the guide to ensure an airtightness of the guide and to maintain a conveying posture of a component conveyed through the conveying channel;
• and
• a vacuum-sucking unit that sucks the air in the guide and causes an air flow in the ventilation channel from the conveying channel through the communication portion,
• wherein the air flows from the component feeding unit toward the pick-up position along the ventilation channel.

A bulk component feeder that conveys electronic components from a component feeding unit to a pick-up position by airflow that flows from a component feeding unit toward the pick-up position, the bulk component feeder comprising:

• a guide comprising:
• a conveying channel through which the electronic components are conveyed;
• a ventilation channel that is formed along the conveying channel;
• and
• an air groove through which the conveying channel communicates with the ventilation channel;
• a guide cover that covers the guide to ensure an airtightness of the guide and to maintain a conveying posture of a component conveyed through the conveying channel, wherein the guide cover comprises the ventilation channel therein;
• and
• a vacuum-sucking unit that sucks the air in the guide and causes an air flow in the ventilation channel from the conveying channel through the communication portion,
• wherein the air flows from the component feeding unit toward the pick-up position along the ventilation channel.